割り込む|わりこむwarikomu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to squeeze oneself into; to intrude on; to interrupt
    人ひとの話はなしに割り込わりこむのは失礼しつれいだぞ。↗
    It is rude to interrupt others.
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
  3. godan verb, transitive verb, goto wedge; to play a wedge
Conjugation
Dictionary form割り込む(わりこむ)
Polite (masu)割り込みます(わりこみます)
Negative (nai)割り込まない(わりこまない)
polite (masen)割り込みません(わりこみません)
classical zu / nu割り込まず・割り込まぬ(わりこまず・わりこまぬ)
Past (ta)割り込んだ(わりこんだ)
polite (mashita)割り込みました(わりこみました)
Past negative (nakatta)割り込まなかった(わりこまなかった)
polite (masen deshita)割り込みませんでした(わりこみませんでした)
Te form割り込んで(わりこんで)
Potential割り込める(わりこめる)
Passive割り込まれる(わりこまれる)
Causative割り込ませる(わりこませる)
Causative passive割り込ませられる・割り込まされる(わりこませられる・わりこまされる)
Conditional (ba)割り込めば(わりこめば)
tara割り込んだら(わりこんだら)
Volitional割り込もう(わりこもう)
polite (mashou)割り込みましょう(わりこみましょう)
Imperative割り込め(わりこめ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related押し入るおしいるNeutralForcibly breaking or bursting into a house or premises, as in 「強盗が押し入る」; 「割り込む」 centers on cutting into lines or conversations.
  • Related押しかけるおしかけるNeutralGoing somewhere uninvited or arriving in throngs; 「割り込む」 is about pushing into a queue or a conversation.
  • RelatedでしゃばるNeutralMeddling in others' affairs or pushing oneself into the limelight; 「割り込む」 focuses on cutting into lines or conversations.
  • Related差し出るさしでるNeutralSticking one's nose in or meddling beyond one's station; 「割り込む」 is about cutting into a queue.
  • Relatedしゃしゃり出るしゃしゃりでるCasualColloquial and derogatory: cheekily thrusting oneself forward uninvited; 「割り込む」 focuses on cutting into a line.
  • Antonym譲るゆずるNeutralThe antonym on competing vs yielding: it means giving way or handing something over rather than cutting in.
  • Antonym待つまつNeutralThe antonym on racing ahead vs waiting: it means waiting one's turn, e.g. standing in line, instead of cutting in.

Choose 「割り込む」 for cutting into a line or conversation (「列に割り込む」) or for prices falling below a level. Use 「押し入る」 for breaking into a house, 「押しかける」 for uninvited visits, 「出しゃばる」 or 「差し出る」 for meddling, 「しゃしゃり出る」 colloquially. Antonyms: 「譲る」, 「待つ」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 押し退おしのけて無理むりに入はいる。
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